[HTML][HTML] Arresting evolution
JJ Bull, JE Barrick - Trends in Genetics, 2017 - cell.com
Evolution in the form of selective breeding has long been harnessed as a useful tool by
humans. However, rapid evolution can also be a danger to our health and a stumbling block …
humans. However, rapid evolution can also be a danger to our health and a stumbling block …
Natural transformation as a tool in Acinetobacter baylyi: streamlined engineering and mutational analysis
Natural transformation and homologous recombination in a soil bacterium, Acinetobacter
baylyi ADP1, occur with exceptionally high efficiency. These genetic features can be …
baylyi ADP1, occur with exceptionally high efficiency. These genetic features can be …
Improved Stability of Engineered Ammonia Production in the Plant-Symbiont Azospirillum brasilense
T Schnabel, E Sattely - ACS synthetic biology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bioavailable nitrogen is the limiting nutrient for most agricultural food production. Associative
diazotrophs can colonize crop roots and fix their own bioavailable nitrogen from the …
diazotrophs can colonize crop roots and fix their own bioavailable nitrogen from the …
Rapid and assured genetic engineering methods applied to Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 genome streamlining
One goal of synthetic biology is to improve the efficiency and predictability of living cells by
removing extraneous genes from their genomes. We demonstrate improved methods for …
removing extraneous genes from their genomes. We demonstrate improved methods for …
CRISPR-interference-based modulation of mobile genetic elements in bacteria
Spontaneous mutagenesis of synthetic genetic constructs by mobile genetic elements
frequently results in the rapid loss of engineered functions. Previous efforts to minimize such …
frequently results in the rapid loss of engineered functions. Previous efforts to minimize such …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of Nutritional Determinants and TonB on the Natural Transformation of Riemerella anatipestifer
L Zhang, L Huang, M Huang, M Wang, D Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Riemerella anatipestifer is a gram-negative bacterium that is the first naturally competent
bacterium identified in the family Flavobacteriaceae. However, the determinants that …
bacterium identified in the family Flavobacteriaceae. However, the determinants that …
[HTML][HTML] Wax ester production in nitrogen-rich conditions by metabolically engineered Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1
Metabolic engineering can be used as a powerful tool to redirect cell resources towards
product synthesis, also in conditions that are not optimal for the production. An example of …
product synthesis, also in conditions that are not optimal for the production. An example of …
Natural transformation as a tool in Acinetobacter baylyi: Evolution by amplification of gene copy number
I Pardo, SR Bedore, MP Tumen-Velasquez… - Methods in …, 2023 - Elsevier
For many years, the natural competency of Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 facilitated studies of
bacterial metabolism, biochemistry, and physiology. With the advent of synthetic biology …
bacterial metabolism, biochemistry, and physiology. With the advent of synthetic biology …
Methods for measuring the evolutionary stability of engineered genomes to improve their longevity
Diverse applications rely on engineering microbes to carry and express foreign transgenes.
This engineered baggage rarely benefits the microbe and is thus prone to rapid evolutionary …
This engineered baggage rarely benefits the microbe and is thus prone to rapid evolutionary …
Exploring selective pressure trade-offs for synthetic addiction to extend metabolite productive lifetimes in yeast
Engineered microbes often suffer from reduced fitness resulting from metabolic burden and
various stresses. The productive lifetime of a bioreactor with engineered microbes is …
various stresses. The productive lifetime of a bioreactor with engineered microbes is …